A brilliant mind should never be stopped by an empty pocket.
Every year, Nigeria's sharpest students earn a place at a federal university, then lose it for the price of a fee. OCEF funds them through their full degree, so talent is never wasted for the want of money.
Talent is everywhere. The chance to use it is not.
Admission letters arrive in homes where there is no money for tuition, accommodation, or the trip to register. The student who topped the entrance exam quietly drops out before the first lecture. Not for want of ability. For want of a sponsor.
OCEF exists to close that gap for federal institution students, and for the children of clergy and missionaries who served others before themselves. We do not fund potential. We fund people who have already proven it.
Sector estimate. Our own verified record follows.
We fund the higher education of brilliant but financially disadvantaged students at Nigeria's federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, and the children of clergy and missionaries.
OCEF is the philanthropic arm of Oladipupo Clement's work. It carries its own identity and its own promise: that a young person's future will be decided by their effort, not their parents' bank balance.
Our posture is open-book. We publish who we fund, what we spend, and what we have not yet earned the right to claim. Trust is built in daylight.
Read our story →From the first 78 students to a thousand by 2031.
We are not promising the moon on day one. We have already supported 78 students since 2020. Now we are building, year by year, until a thousand graduates carry this forward.
Five years before the Rebirth, the work was already real.
Around 78 students supported in total since 2020.
One film. Three truths.
The scholars who made it. The data behind the need. The invitation to help fund the next.
Premieres at the Rebirth · 18 JulyA degree costs about $1,000.
A wasted mind costs everything.
Fund one scholar through their full degree, or give whatever you decide. Every gift is pooled toward the next student waiting on a letter that says yes.
The work began long before there was a website.
OCEF grew out of a simple habit: when a brilliant young person was about to be stopped by money, Oladipupo Clement stepped in. The foundation is that habit, made structured, accountable, and large enough to reach a thousand.
"It is better to teach a man how to fish than to keep giving him fish. The man who knows how to fish can provide for others, not just himself."
Oladipupo Clement Empowerment Foundation started out as a donor agency and was pre-launched in 2020, with the mission of supporting intelligent but financially constrained undergraduate students in Nigeria's federal tertiary institutions. It has since evolved into a fully humanitarian, philanthropic, non-profit organisation that works directly with beneficiaries, without intermediaries.
The vision stems from the founder's own experience as a young man, when his parents could not cater for his education when it mattered most, and he had to take responsibility for getting a quality education himself. He recognises that there are many brilliant young people held back by the happenings of life, who, when given the opportunity, would change their lives, their society, and everyone whose path crosses theirs.
Five years of giving we can show you.
Transparency is the whole point. Around 78 students supported since 2020, across exam sponsorships, full scholarships, and study-abroad support.
64 GCE candidates
Sponsored to sit the GCE in 2020/2021, through Uncle Ope Global Concepts.
5 UTME candidates
Entrance exam fees paid for students who could not register on their own.
6 full scholarships
Tuition settled directly with federal institutions, 2021 to 2026, session after session.
3 international
Cambridge and Missouri State exam support, and a flight ticket to study in the UK.
Where we are going, year by year.
The quiet years
Direct, personal giving. Exam fees, tuition, a grant, a flight. The proof that this works, one student at a time, about 78 in all.
The Rebirth
OCEF goes public on 18 July. Applications open, the books are published, and the documentary premieres.
Scaling with structure
From 100 to 750 scholars, with an admin office, a US giving channel for grants and tax-deductible donations, and annual reports published every year.
One thousand graduates
A thousand scholars funded through their degrees, many now funding the next generation themselves.
Oladipupo Clement
Oladipupo Clement is a trusted expert in real estate, wealth creation, business growth and strategy, with over two decades of experience. Renowned for his insights, he is a sought-after conference speaker and the author of several books, including the bestsellers Financial Freedom Masterguide, Finding What Works for You, Rewrite Your Financial Story, and Just Before You Start That Business.
He champions the economic emancipation of the average African through platforms such as the Wealth Creation Summit and the Mega Housing Summit. He currently serves as CEO of LIFEPAGE in Nigeria and the USA, and has co-founded companies in agriculture, construction, and software development. He holds an MBA from the Business School Netherlands.
Board of Trustees
The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees of no fewer than five members, responsible for oversight of the scholarship programme, grant-making strategy, budgets, and selection.
School should not just go through them. It should go through them both ways.
The Growth Hub is a community designed for every beneficiary of the foundation's scholarship programme. It is a platform for mentorship, engagement, and continuous support, where each beneficiary's academic and personal progress is monitored through periodic check-ins.
Our goal is that beneficiaries do not merely go through school, but that school also goes through them, shaping their character, leadership, and overall development.
Every year we bring all our beneficiaries together for an annual bootcamp of three to five days, where mentors, leaders and friends of the foundation prepare them for the real world, the part the classroom was never designed to teach. We also open internship placements in organisations aligned with their purpose, so they graduate ready, not just qualified.
Be part of the next chapter.
The story is only as far along as the people who join it. Apply, or sponsor a scholar today.
If you hold an admission and the money is the only thing in your way, this is for you.
Read the eligibility rules, then complete the form. Everything is assessed against clear criteria, not by who you know. The same engine treats every applicant the same way.
About you
Tell us who you are and where you have been admitted.
Eligibility
These answers decide whether you qualify. Answer honestly.
Your circumstances
A few questions about home. There is no shame in any answer here.
The agreement
One promise we ask of every scholar, agreed before funding.
Continuing scholars upload their results each session to qualify for the next round of funding.
Our official application portal opens ahead of the Rebirth. Reserve your place to be the first to know.
Everything is automated, not based on a face.
From the moment you submit, the same fair process runs end to end.
The documents we ask for.
Screening runs in two levels. First, the application form captures your personal, academic and parent details, with documents uploaded. Shortlisted applicants are then invited to a physical or virtual interview.
Newly admitted students
- Federal institution admission letter
- JAMB admission letter
- JAMB CAPS admission status printout
- Proof of clergy or missionary parentage, where applicable
- An application letter stating your financial need
Continuing undergraduates
- Federal institution admission letter
- School ID card
- JAMB admission letter
- Previous semester results, with a CGPA of 4.00/5.00
- Proof of clergy or missionary parentage, where applicable
- An application letter stating your financial need
Let somebody go to school because you exist.
Adopt a scholar and fund a named student through their full degree, or give any amount toward the next one. Every gift is pooled and published. Choose your currency below.
Prestige Sponsorship
Sends ten scholars all the way through their education, a whole classroom of futures, under your name or your organisation's.
Signature Sponsorship
Funds one student's full tuition through their entire degree at a federal university, polytechnic, or college of education. You receive their name and testimonial when they graduate.
Classic Sponsorship
Every contribution is pooled toward fully funding the next student. No amount is too small to change a life.
Give directly to the foundation
- Bank
- Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank)
- Account name
- Oladipupo Clement Empowerment Foundation
- Naira
- 0629558387
- Dollar
- 0629558394
- Pounds
- 0629558404
- Euro
- 0629558411
Online card giving in ₦, $, £ and € is powered by Paystack, with fees borne by the foundation. Bank transfer is available now.
Give by buying a book
Two books by Oladipupo Clement, with every naira of proceeds funding a scholar.
Pre-order the books →A student who could not have paid, walking across the stage.
Every scholarship ends in a moment like this. Adopt a scholar, and one day it will carry your name.
Read something good. Fund someone's future.
Purchased here so the money funds a scholar directly. Ebooks available now; printed copies for the Rebirth.
How to Plan Your Life
A practical guide to designing a life on purpose rather than by accident.
A Simple Guide for Designing Your Vision Board
Turn what you hope for into something you can see, plan, and reach.
Open-book, by design. Here are the people you funded.
We publish the names and photos of every funded scholar. Real names, real faces, real degrees. This is what transparency looks like when there is nothing to hide.
Sponsored from 100 level to his current level, graduating early 2028.
One of six full tertiary scholarships funded between 2021 and 2026.
Tuition funded directly at a federal institution.
Tuition funded directly at a federal institution.
Tuition funded directly at a federal institution.
Tuition funded directly at a federal institution.
OCEF funded his flight to study at the University of South Wales.
Supported toward Missouri State University, Maryville, USA.
Sponsored for Cambridge Assessment International Education.
I have been able to move forward in my education through this support. It gave me extra reason to focus on my studies. I appreciate OCEF for their great support in my journey. God bless the foundation.Sani-Momoh DanielAgricultural & Bio-Resource Engineering, FUOYE · sponsored 100 to 400 level
Where the money goes, in writing, every year. No exceptions.
OCEF is a registered nonprofit. We publish annual and financial reports, the scholars we fund, and the things we have not yet earned the right to claim.
Annual & financial reports
Annual Report 2026
Scholars funded, milestones, and the year ahead
Financial Statement 2026
Income, disbursements, and balances in full
Track record, 2020 to 2026
Verified records of giving, GCE to tertiary scholarships
A registered nonprofit
- Registered with
- Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigeria
- Structure
- Incorporated Trustees
- Registration no.
- CAC/IT/NO 152068
- Tax ID
- 2622445730822
Oladipupo Clement Empowerment Foundation is registered as Incorporated Trustees with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria. Audited financials and annual reports are made available on this page.
On my birthday, I'm not asking for gifts. I'm giving them.
A hybrid Rebirth and book launch at 2pm (WAT) on 18 July 2026. Join us online or in person. The foundation goes public, the documentary premieres, and the books that fund scholars are released. Reserve your place.
— Oladipupo Clement, Founder
What happens on 18 July
Premieres live at the Rebirth
Testimonials, the research, and the call to fund the next scholar.
A real office, with real people, who reply.
Whether you want to give at scale, partner, or ask a question before applying, the admin office is here.
Email the admin office
foundation@oladipupoclement.org handles all foundation communications.
Call or chat
+234 (0)708 797 0441 · +1 (470) 708-4107
The office
21 Alake Onile-Ere Crescent, Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos, Nigeria.
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